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WackyPancake from My computer. Since: May, 2011
#51: Oct 11th 2012 at 12:13:14 PM

I used to watch American Dragon semi-regularly (as in, regularly enough to know the characters and setting, but not regularly enough to not be horribly confused by plot developments). I've never wacthed The Buzz on Maggie or Pelswick, but I've heard about them.

edited 11th Oct '12 12:13:44 PM by WackyPancake

"I like girls, but now, it's about justice."
FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#52: Oct 11th 2012 at 4:20:47 PM

I always thought of Pelswick as being the "counterpart" to As Told By Ginger. They both came out around the same time, on the same network, and had basically the same dealing-with-tweeny-issues thing going on. Ginger massively outlasted Pelswick, though.

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
MsCC93 Since: May, 2012
#53: Oct 20th 2012 at 9:53:53 PM

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I remember Pelswick. It was supposed to be released on DVD, but because of the low ratings, it never was..Plus, you're totally correct about The Buzz On Maggie 's theme song...I have it on my iPhone. It's a real Earworm. You should download the full version.

Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#55: Oct 22nd 2012 at 7:39:51 PM

The Legends Of Treasure Island, I've heard a couple mention it around here, but otherwise seems to be obscure. Basically an In Name Only adaptation with Funny Animals and loads of WTF supernatural stories. Fun in places with lots of interesting ideas, but watching it now at an older age, it was admitedly kind of a mess in terms of story execution.

In fact most Film Fair's portfolio outside Paddington Bear and The Wombles seems to be barely known these days. They also did stuff like the aforementioned The Dreamstone, The Shoe People and Astro Farm that were rather excessively aired on CITV in the 80s and 90s.

I've only seen a couple of episodes of Pelswick, remember thinking it was kind of funny though, especially one with the science fair, where one of the students compares the Principal's brain to a monkey's. He wakes up randomly in the middle of the night during The Stinger realising he has been insulted.

edited 22nd Oct '12 7:49:26 PM by Psi001

maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
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#56: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:20:16 PM

[up]Other people know about the Wombles? I had a VHS tape of them from my granddad when I was knee-high to a grasshopper.

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#57: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:27:05 PM

[up]I'm pretty sure most people in the UK has seen them (or heard them thanks to Mike Batt).

maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
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#58: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:30:40 PM

[up]I'm in America an undisclosed location, so I never met anyone else who knew about them.

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:32:20 PM by maxwellelvis

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#59: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:34:13 PM

Ah, fair enough then. You'd be at home here though. Often considered a big part of TV heritage (along with stuff like Bag Puss and Roobard And Custard, these ring a bell too?), they were even used in some recent ads.

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:35:55 PM by Psi001

maxwellelvis Mad Scientist Wannabe from undisclosed location Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: In my bunk
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#60: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:38:07 PM

[up]Bagpuss, yes, heard of him. And Ivor the Engine, and Noggin the Nog, and even the Clangers, before Stephen Fry made them cool. Once again, thank God for British maternal-side family.

Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#61: Oct 22nd 2012 at 8:42:48 PM

[up]Our biggest strength in animation seems to be preschool stopmotion. Our attempts at other stuff such as cel or CGI don't seem to get as much exposure (hense maybe why companies such as Film Fair slowly dwindled when it reverted away from it's usual model stuff).

Oh, here's another one, The Trap Door.

edited 22nd Oct '12 8:43:53 PM by Psi001

FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#62: Oct 23rd 2012 at 1:31:05 AM

I never watched the Paddington Bear cartoon much, but I had a big book of Paddington-related... uh, stuff when I was younger. It was like a storybook mixed with activites and other weird things.

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#63: Oct 23rd 2012 at 2:04:20 AM

@Robbery, sorry for the late reply. No, you are right, the concept was similar to Land of the Lost, but this is the show I was on about:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_the_Dinosaurs

Hey, I see your Bagpuss and I raise you with:

Camberwick Green - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camberwick_Green

Trumpton - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpton

and finally

Chigley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chigley (which I think was the only one of the series that I don't recall watching a single episode of - which is a bit sad as the other two series were fricking awesomely good to watch when I was younger.)

edited 23rd Oct '12 2:09:28 AM by TamH70

Twentington Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Desperate
#64: Oct 24th 2012 at 5:59:56 PM

I vaguely recall the Waynehead opening, but I have no clue where I'd have seen it.

I also remember watching Neds Newt when it first came out. I discovered it entirely by accident because a Mac in the computer lab could somehow access TV channels.

FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#65: Oct 24th 2012 at 9:59:35 PM

[up]: It was on Cartoon Network for a while. That's all I remember it from.

I do remember Wayne and his "big shoe."

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
Twentington Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Desperate
#66: Oct 25th 2012 at 10:19:47 PM

[up]2000 would've been about the time I started watching CN (although I did see it a few times before then).

FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#67: Oct 26th 2012 at 2:21:03 PM

I think it was pre-2000 CN, maybe 1998? I know it was back when they were still using the "checkerboard" bumpers for everything. Around 2000, I think, was when they changed to the "ribbon" bumpers...

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
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#68: Nov 12th 2012 at 3:01:23 PM

"Anyone remember something called Twinkle The Dream Being, a kinda edutainment type show from the nineties in which the main character granted wishes to other characters, most of them with terrible Hilarity Ensues consequences. Notable for it's rather saccharine alien universe and having Twinkle voiced by Tress Macnelle in her "Mr Fiend" voice."

I've heard of it too, but I haven't watched it because I can't seem to find it ANYWHERE!

JMQwilleran Let's Hop to It! Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Singularity
Let's Hop to It!
#69: Nov 12th 2012 at 3:08:15 PM

Toad Patrol. Canadian preschool-targeted cartoon with a cult Periphery Demographic that aired for two seasons in the U.S. on Toon Disney but in a 4:30 A.M. graveyard slot. Never was really the right fit for the network. Amazing show - serialized, which is rare for that type of show, and astounding songs and music.

Nyarly Das kann doch nicht sein! from Saksa Since: Feb, 2012
Das kann doch nicht sein!
#70: Nov 13th 2012 at 6:47:50 AM

When I was a kid I used to watch this Superhero show called Enigma, where the main character was a girl who transformed into some kind of superhero detective by putting on a pair of Ballerina Shoes. Good luck finding ANYTHING about it on the internet.
I remember that one. Kinda.

There was a superhero series, whose main character was a magician. I think it was a stage magician kind of think, but I'm not sure. I think that was also title of the series. The Wizard? The Magician? Not sure.

There was also another superhero cartoon (what's with me and superhero cartoons, I never saw anyone talk about?). I have no idea what the main character was, but he had a sidekick, who found a butterfly costume that he liked to wear. But everyone confuses it with a moth (which, as far as I know, are butterflies or, at least, related to them).

Yeah, fuzzy memories all around and I don't know why I remember them (well, I forgot about Enigma until I read it here). But I think I remember that I really liked the magician thing.

I also remember watching Ned's Newt when it first came out.
Oh, that one I remember (if I don't confuse it with something, but how many cartoons with a newt as main character are there?). I found it quite enjoyable and watched it occasionally.

Anyone else remember Maya the Bee
In Germany, everyone knows Maya the Bee. Mind you, not everyone has seen it...

edited 13th Nov '12 6:50:49 AM by Nyarly

People aren't as awful as the internet makes them out to be.
NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#71: Nov 13th 2012 at 7:01:24 AM

Maya the Bee was very popular here during my childhood, but since it hasn't been shown again for a decade, our new generations don't know about it.

FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#72: Nov 13th 2012 at 1:15:57 PM

[up] Maya is actually part of a fairly long-running media franchise, especially in Europe. While it's never been too big in the States, it's pretty enduringly popular in Europe.

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
JMQwilleran Let's Hop to It! Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Singularity
Let's Hop to It!
#73: Nov 13th 2012 at 1:20:03 PM

A cartoon series with a bee as the main character? Interesting. I thought the new The Hive series was the only one.

VeniVidiPony Trained by Flim and Flam from Celestia's auto-lot Since: Jul, 2012
FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
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#75: Nov 13th 2012 at 1:41:09 PM

[up] I know that one exists mostly because someone linked me to a song from one of the episodes, where a couple of... anteater-type creatures do a song and dance about themselves. It was catchy as heck and I kept songspamming it.

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada

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